tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post7100518577862383002..comments2024-02-16T23:48:54.987-06:00Comments on The Daily Diary of a Winning Loser: Day 189 Time Marches On With or Without Us and The Magic WandSean Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07973189725254566966noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-30702617168583544292009-03-23T17:41:00.000-05:002009-03-23T17:41:00.000-05:00Funny that you should write about patience--or imp...Funny that you should write about patience--or impatience, to be more exact--now, because I am really struggling with being impatient. I have been so conscientious about measuring portions and counting calories for the last 29 days that I find myself expecting the weight to drop off at a rate of several pounds a week. I mean, why shouldn't my efforts be rewarded with substantial results? I have to confess that I wake up each morning and feel my belly to see if it disappeared overnight! I know it's ridiculous, but I check anyway. The biggest difference that I can discern is an increase in energy, a thinner face, and a more positive outlook on life, all of which I appreciate. <BR/><BR/>I've lost a total of six pounds in 29 days, and seem to have settled into a loss of one pound a week now. At this rate it will be a year before I reach my goal weight, and that seems hard to accept--until I remind myself that if I don't continue this healthier lifestyle a year from now I will weigh what I do now, if not more, and that is even harder to accept! In fact, that is just plain unacceptable! So, like you and everyone else who struggles with losing weight, I have to have patience. It's tough.<BR/><BR/>That reminds me of a coffee mug I once saw that read "Grant me patience, Lord,...but hurry!" ha haGingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03579564696899897754noreply@blogger.com